A year of the rabbit for watch brands?
China, which weighed on watch exports at end 2022, will be the key to activity in 2023, a year that opens with mixed prospects. Will China’s impact on luxury sales be as great as in 2021?
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What next for the pre-owned market?
Once dismissed as a hang-out for unscrupulous traders touting fakes, in little more than a decade the pre-owned watch market has grown to remarkable proportions and is expected to surpass sales of new watches. Consultancy firm LuxeConsult predicts this reversal in roles for 2033.
The pre-owned market is open for business in Dubai
At Dubai Watch Week, organiser Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and US-based specialist WatchBox announced a joint venture to develop the certified pre-owned watch market in the region.
Vacheron Constantin, partner to the Louvre
The partnership between the Geneva manufacture and the Parisian museum is dedicated to the conservation and transmission of heritage. Vacheron Constantin will look to the Louvre's collections as inspiration for new timepieces.
Luxury keeps on growing
Fortune continues to smile on luxury companies in 2019, despite a volatile environment. Among them, Richemont is proving its "resilience" to geopolitical tensions.
James Bond and Omega celebrate a 50th anniversary
Omega marks 50 years since the release of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" with a Seamaster Diver 300M, replete with references to Bond, James Bond.
Musical chairs
All those who have never heard of Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author", raise your hand. That's quite a show of hands! Where is this going? I'll explain...
After LVMH, will others bid for Tiffany?
At $120 per share or €14.5 billion, LVMH's offer for Tiffany was judged too low. Now the battle is on between luxury mastodons, which includes Richemont and Kering, to take control of the storied American jeweller.
